Furnit -Twilight Chases the Sun
Bitrate: 174 kbps avg
Size: 87 megs
Release Date: 2005-00-00
Rip Date: 2005-12-01
Label: Independent
URL: http://www.earsofa.com/
Genre: Indie
Track Listings:
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1. Twilight Chases the Sun 1:00
2. Postcards 7:03
3. Please 6:00
4. Chasing Tipperary 3:52
5. I am Ying 7:57
6. Why is Adam King? 4:33
7. Hush, the Dead Are Dreaming 8:48
8. Lughnasa 8:35
9. Now I'm Gona Take a Vacation 6:58
10. Fin 11:17
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66:03
Release Notes:
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FROM the first few bars of the opening title track (a beautiful keyboard motif
that reminds me of instrumental indie rock band The Album Leaf), youÆre given
due notice: youÆre entering a world where Furniture dictates the laws of sound.
Musically, the album is reminiscent of 1990s shoe-gazer bands Slowdive and My
Bloody Valentine in their construction of whole worlds (or at least the
impression of something big) with their instrumentation.
The guitars, bass, drums, and occasional keyboards all work to create
atmospheric arrangements that serve as a base to the occasional vocals. Frontman
Ronnie Khoo successfully uses his hushed falsetto as an instrument in itself.
Songs like Postcards, Please and Now IÆm Gonna Take a Vacation demonstrate just
how easily all these elements intertwine, with the vocals and instruments being
given equal opportunity to carry the tune.
This is a band that places an emphasis on instrumentation but seems eager to
escape the ôpost-rockö title that is all too easily handed out these days.
Although several tracks feature vocals, they effectively contribute to the
ôinstrumentalö feel of the album.
Effects and the layered sound of the instruments help to create a very spacey
feel to the songs, although this does not take away from the delicate musical
arrangements that build up epic musical pieces like the eight-minute-long I Am
Ying. At the other end of the spectrum, the beats and samples on Why is Adam
King? conjure images of Brian Eno (musical icon famed for his use of ambient
noises) type experimentalism.
Twilight Chases the Sun will be lapped up by the Malaysian indie snob. This is
no criticism, as it suggests a sophistication that appeals to the learned
listener. On the other hand, the album possesses a certain pop appeal that has
the potential to attract even casual listeners who can appreciate atmospheric
soundscapes. In this age, it seems harder and harder for a band to make an album
that can be appreciated by everyone for what it is.
Twilight Chases the Sun is not an imposing houseguest despite the sheer size of
its sound. Rather, with every listen it gently invites you in to draw from it
what you will from its ethereal quality.
The liner notes include the line ôthis album is dedicated to all dreams gone
unfulfilledö, and this sums up what the album does very nicely. Its ambiguity
enables the listener to hear the music that will help him realise his
unfulfilled dreams, at least for the 66 minutes of twilight.
Enjoy this fine release brought to your friends at bGV!
Team bGV Asia.